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Semerey Apartment
The apartment is located on the 4th floor of a residential house, which was built in 1905, in the historical area of Kyiv. The space itself is luminous: all the windows overlook a quiet green park, and the light freely streams through them. Because of the state of the building, a massive renovation of the flat was required. The process of dismantling revealed the rotten slabs and large cracks in the walls, and that flooring replacement is needed. The client is a young woman, a fashion insider with a strong vision. This project is all about aesthetics, so it was entirely designed to meet her requirements and standards of beauty. She is fascinated with Paris, so our target was to recreate a flair of a vintage apartment. The solution was not to copy the “Parisian chic” tricks, avoiding the ornamental plaster and other obvious elements of direct quotation of this style. The focus was shifted to natural textures, a combination of softness and determined details, and an overall airiness, and nuanced sophistication instead.
這間公寓位於烏克蘭基輔建造於1905年，是一棟4樓的住宅公寓，空間採光很好，所有窗戶都能俯瞰一座寧靜充滿綠意的公園，陽光自由的透進室內。由於建築物的狀態，需要對公寓進行大規模的翻新，拆除的過程揭露了牆壁上腐爛板和大裂縫以及需要更換的地板。客戶是一位年輕的女性，是時尚圈業內人士，具有強烈喜好與遠見。這個項目完全關乎美學，因此空間風格是根據她的美學標準而訂製設計的。她對巴黎相當著迷，所以我們的目標是再現復古公寓的風格。複製「巴黎時尚」的技巧，並不是解決方案，而是避免裝飾石膏和其它明顯使用此風格的元素。我們將焦點轉向自然紋理，柔軟和關鍵性的細節結合，以追求整體細緻入微的精緻。
The state of the structure of the building made us renovate the apartment, and enhance the slabs and the walls. The old wooden inner walls were damaged by humidity and wood pests, so designers had to remove them completely. The original parquet was also disassembled, and the floor was upgraded with a welded structure poured with concrete. Furthermore, they enhanced the balcony, and the walls were strengthened with special ties to pull together the frame. Designers opted for the time-tested scheme of the space arrangement, which is an enfilade. Given that the apartment is one-sided, they decided to design a long and functional hallway, containing an entrance wardrobe, a guest restroom, and a laundry area. The kitchen is located near the living room entrance, and a cabinet with a refrigerator and an oven is a stand-alone element of this space. They managed to eschew the standardized modern solutions for the kitchen area when all the elements are built-in wall units. The bedroom can be seen through the double door from the living room, and the bedroom and the bathroom are separated with a glass partition. There is always a private zone at the end of an enfilade, and this time the bathroom fulfills this role. Consequently, the whole living area turned out to be bright and roomy, and the enfilade principle makes one area open to another, creating a coherent space. The airiness visually extends the apartment.
建築物結構的狀況促使我們對公寓進行翻新，加強了樓板和牆壁。受到潮濕及蟲害的原因，舊的木質內牆已損壞，因此設計師不得不完全的拆除它們。原有的鑲木地板也被拆除，地面則改以鋼筋混凝土進行升級強化。此外，他們強化了陽台，並使用特殊鋼筋拉桿加強牆壁，支撐並穩固牆面牆面的安全性。設計師們選擇了長久實用的空間佈置方案，也就是一個直線穿廊連貫所有空間的佈局。考慮到公寓是單側面，他們決定設計一個長形而實用的走廊，其中包括一個入口衣櫃、一個客用洗手間和洗衣區。廚房位於客廳入口附近，而冰箱和烤箱的櫥櫃是這個空間的獨立元素。他們設法避免了現代廚房到處都是壁櫥的制式規格。從客廳透過雙扇門可以看到臥室，臥室和浴室之間用玻璃巧妙的分隔開來。在穿廊的盡頭，始終會有一個私人空間，這次浴室扮演了這個角色。因此，整個起居空間變得明亮而寬敞，而穿廊的佈局讓兩個區域串聯起來，創造出連貫寬敞的空間，這種穿透感在視覺上延伸了公寓空間的效果。
The walls were painted on top of plaster, with the deep texture being left as it is. The angle between walls and ceiling was smoothed out — this was a popular solution for the old flats in Kyiv. Designers had to disassemble the original parquet, but a wooden floor still was an essential part of this interior. They found an authentic alternative, namely an oak parquet, which is about 100 years old. They did the restoration part at their facility and assembled the herringbone pattern in the apartment. The toning part was done in the flat right away. The goal was to achieve a particular shade, and to highlight the naturalness and antiqueness of the parquet, leaving its marks of time — the imperfections — unaltered.
牆壁是使用石膏，維持石膏深厚文裡的樣貌。牆壁和天花板之間的角度被修飾，這是在基輔的老公寓中最常見的手法。設計師不得不拆除原來的鑲木地板，但木地板仍然是這個室內裝修最重要的部分，於是他們選擇使用了約有100年歷史的橡木作為地板的主角，它也成了最好的替代方案。他們對這些橡木進行了一些修復，並將它拼貼成魚骨形狀。調色部分也是在公寓中進行，目標是達到整體協調性的色調，突顯地板的自然及古老感覺，同時保留它透過 -時間留下來的痕跡、瑕疵和不完美- 的部分。
The Bathroom turned out to be a special place in this apartment. The marble for the shower walls was picked with precision, the sink was manufactured from the same marble, and the cabinet was made to measure. The mirror above the sink was also designed at Rina Lovko Studio and produced according to their drawings. The window in the bathroom was one of the special requests from client. The cabinet is placed right in front of the mirror, so the client could do her morning beauty routine with a view. Another big mirror, produced by craftsmen from Lviv, is placed above the bath. The bathroom is separated from the bedroom with a glass partition and a soft tulle, creating a continuous space.
浴室是公寓裡最特別的地方。淋浴牆壁使用了特別挑選的大理石，臉盆也同樣是大理石製成，而上方的鏡子來自Rina Lovko工作室設計的，浴室中的窗戶是客戶提出的特殊要求之一。櫥櫃位於鏡子的正前方，因此客戶在這裡能享受欣賞美景的同時，還能完成她的早晨美容保養的儀式。浴缸上方放置了另一面大鏡子，由來自利維夫(Lviv)的工匠所製作。浴室與臥室之間用玻璃隔板和柔軟的蕾絲薄紗簾區隔開來，營造了一個連貫流暢的空間。
